Tomb Raider's Notes of Qilin City Lord

Chapter 68 Finally met

068 Chapter 68 Finally met
At this moment, Boss Wang stared at Wu Xie and said to him: "It doesn't matter even if you don't agree. I will give you some equipment and let you go down by yourself. But you are carrying a patient alone. How to go this way? You have to think about it yourself." No?"

Wu Xiexin said, "Oh, this is also coercion and inducement. This guy needs to be equipped and equipped with weapons and weapons. He wants to cooperate with me. Are you kidding me? There is no reason to bring boiled duck to your mouth and take it out. I'm sure." There is a conspiracy.Thinking again about Master Liang, that old fox, with his flattering face, now I feel disgusted just looking at him, I really want to strangle him to death!

I only blame myself for being too stupid, young, and naive for allowing this old guy to find an opportunity to turn against the customer, leaving me defenseless. An old fritter is an old fritter. They would seek cooperation with me, so they must have some specific purpose.Okay, in this case, I have to learn from Master Liang, agree first, and then find a way to escape later.

One thing they were right about was that it was really too much for them to take Lao Itch safely down by themselves. At least one more person was needed to help. Since they despised themselves, the chance of turning their backs on customers was greater. , it's better to get another gun...

Wu Xie softened his expression, pretending to be hesitant and asked: "Okay, even if what you say makes sense, I can cooperate with you, but you must first let me know, what exactly do you need me to do?"

Boss Wang breathed a sigh of relief and gave Master Liang a wink. Master Liang said: "He who knows the current affairs is a hero. Brother Xiao Wu, since you nodded, we are still our own people, and I will not hide anything from you. Naturally, we will I’ll tell you what I know, but it’s a long story, so how about we talk about it while we eat?”

When Wu Xie saw the old fox approaching, he suppressed the anger in his heart. The man surnamed Wang also pointed a gun at him. He couldn't be impulsive, he had to endure it first!Then he said: "Please tell me."

Master Liang talked endlessly about the contents of "Hemu Ji" he had read.

It is said that "Hemu Ji" is like a note pad. The way of recording in it is very casual. The descriptions are mainly written in dumb script and Chinese, and a small part is written in a script that no one knows. Most of the records are written in dumb script. There are three things recorded in the text and dummy parts.

The first thing happened in the 13th year of Emperor Xiaowen, the great ancestor of the Northern Wei Dynasty. It was roughly in an official mine in the Taibai Mountain area. A prospector discovered an ancient bronze pillar. Its roots seemed to have been dug into the bottom of the mountain, and there was no sign of the bottom. , I don’t know how deep it is in the ground. It is said that this pillar has spirituality. The more I dig, the longer it grows. It will never reach the end.There were many legends at that time, and even some Feng Shui masters said that this copper pillar was the nail used by the Jade Emperor to prevent the dragon from Qinling from flying into the sky. This copper pillar went eight hundred miles into the ground and could no longer be dug. China is going to be in trouble.

Soon, a group of mute soldiers received a secret order and headed to Taibai Mountain to confirm the authenticity of the legend. However, this group of mute soldiers disappeared mysteriously and were probably killed by the She people guarding the tomb.Four months later, another battalion of the Mute Army received a secret order. This time they found the Bronze Tree, led three thousand death row prisoners, and asked them to take over Taibai Mountain, seal the mountain, set up camp, and continue digging.

The second thing happened in the spring of the 18th year of the reign of Emperor Xiaowen, the great ancestor of the Northern Wei Dynasty. He said that the digging took four years and three months.Three thousand death row prisoners dug up the cave where we are now and down to the bottom of the mountain. They did not dig out the roots of the copper tree, but dug out a dragon-patterned stone box with a hollow interior.There was something hidden, but there was no gap, and they could not open it no matter how hard they opened it. They did not dare to move rashly and sent the box to the palace.

The third thing happened at the end of the 18th year of the reign of Emperor Xiaowen, the great ancestor of the Northern Wei Dynasty. It was recorded in "Hemu Ji" that the emperor gave a reward and was awarded a second-class title. Each person was rewarded with a hundred taels of gold. He rewarded the whole camp and everyone was drunk. The owner of "Hemu Ji" and a few familiar soldiers were drunk and unconscious, and they made a bet to climb the ancient bronze tree.

Speaking of this, Master Liang stopped and said: "The following are all unknown words. I don't know if they have any special intention. Boss Li can understand them. It's a pity that he is no longer here, but even if he is still there, he I definitely won’t say it, it’s really mysterious and I really can’t understand it, which is really a pity.”

At the end of "Hemu Ji", there is a Chinese character recording the climbing process. In order to let the emperor finally see it, a plank road was built around the rock wall. However, when it was built near the top, it could not be built because of the construction. Sometimes people often fall off the cliff for no reason, but then nothing happens. The plank road goes up from where we are.

Wu Xie and Boss Wang climbed out of the short cave and looked into the distance with their binoculars. The focus was adjusted to the maximum. It seemed that there were several sections of wooden plank roads stuck on the cliff, and several spiraling upwards.

However, Wu Xiejue believes that if the last part of "Hemu Ji" describing the construction of the plank road is true, then there must be something fishy on the plank road.

Boss Wang believes that this plank road was built for the emperor's sightseeing, so it must be relatively strong. Although it has lasted for thousands of years, it should still be usable. With these plank roads, it will be much easier to climb up.Wu Xie is not as optimistic as Boss Wang.

But Boss Wang was very decisive and refused to discuss it at all. Wu Xie had no choice but to curse in his heart and stopped expressing his opinion.

They decided to let Wu Xie rest for another 15 minutes, and then Boss Wang took Wu Xie up, while Master Liang and Lao Itchi stayed here.

During this period, Boss Wang chatted with Master Liang about Qilin Jie in Cantonese. It was just a problem with the accent. Wu Xie didn't understand it very well. For Wu Xie, this matter is now a knot in his heart. What exactly is Qilin Jie?Will there be any harm?After thinking about it, forget it, I might as well wait until I get back and ask Xiaoxun.

After resting for a while, Wu Xie saw that Lao Itchi was still awake. Boss Wang took off his equipment and gave it to him. Wu Xie put on a tactical headlamp, put on the rope on his back, and continued towards the edge of the plank road above.

It’s just that the reality is too cruel. It was expected to take an hour to reach the top, but it took half an hour to barely climb to the bottom of the plank road.

This plank road is very well preserved. It is not that it was built solidly because the emperor left, but that the plank road has been under repair, so there is a layer of tripods made of oiled bamboo poles on the outside. This kind of thing is very moisture-proof. After hundreds of years of use, Corroded, still very strong.

This place should be very close to the surface. There are many roots of trees hanging down from the cliffs on the edge. The roots are dense and thick. The higher you go up, the more these things become, making it very difficult to walk.There are some sections that are completely wrapped in roots, making it almost impossible to find a place to stand, so you have to use a machete to clear the way, or simply crawl over.Along the way, he had to be careful about his steps and falling rocks. Wu Xie felt that walking was more tiring than climbing.

We crossed the collapsed plank road. Seeing that I was scared and tired, my brother was already weak, and he hadn't eaten for a long time, so he found a relatively large tree root hole nearby, and we all took a rest and had something to eat.

Although I could rest peacefully in the tree root hole for a while, it was still cold and damp. The fat man said: "I'm sweating all over and my clothes are wet. It's easy to get sick if you don't keep warm here. But we can't light an open fire here, and we don't have anything else to keep warm." We are fine with the things, but sister Xiaoxu is not."

Although he was doing it for my own good, he called me a nickname and I couldn't refute it, so I could only stare at him.Although I don't like to sweat, I was tired and scared after this trip. Although I wasn't sweating like a fat man, my clothes still stuck to my body. When I stopped, I started to sweat after a while, but I was shivering from time to time, my hands, feet, and nose were all cold, and my whole body kept shrinking. The fat man looked at me with a smile, and came up with an idea and said: "Girl, you get into the sleeping bag and let the mute hold you open, and then If it's cold, just cover the outside with Fatty's dry coat and take a rest for a while. At least it can keep you warm. What you, Fatty, brought is thickened down in winter."

As he spoke, the fat man had already taken out the dry clothes and sleeping bag he had kept in his bag.The little brother also agreed with the fat man's idea. After thinking about it carefully, maybe this was the only way to keep me warm at the moment, so I had no choice but to obediently stuff myself into the sleeping bag, and the cat was in the little brother's arms.I fell asleep before I knew it.

When I woke up in a daze, I saw the fat man mysteriously standing near the entrance of the cave, hiding behind the roots of the tree, looking out at something, as if he was hiding from something.I looked at the little brother, his expression was serious, he must have been listening carefully to what was going on outside.

Then I vaguely heard a voice outside saying, "Look, you can already see the top. What is on top?"

After being stunned for a while, the voice said again: "This is the situation on the top of the copper tree, but look at the piles of roots, there seems to be a bronze statue. It is too far here to see clearly. Let's change it. Let’s take a closer look at the place and go there first.”

After a while, the man said again: "Little brother, continue."

Then we saw a stranger, who hurriedly ran past the entrance of the cave where we were staying. He was probably the person who just spoke.

At this time, Wu Xie took the multifunctional mountaineering pick that Boss Wang threw to him, turned on the headlight on his head, and moved forward bit by bit.These roots have grown for who knows how many years. They feel as hard as stone, and the patterns on them are very similar to animal scales and paleontological fossils.

Wu Xie climbed very carefully. He was only halfway up when he heard Boss Wang shouting: "Come to me quickly. You can see more clearly. There seems to be more than...a statue in that group of tree roots. I don't know what the sculpture is." What is."

When Wu Xie heard this, he became interested. He gritted his teeth and used his hands and feet to catch up. Finally, he grabbed a root and swung directly to the other side. He saw that Boss Wang had already walked around the plank road to the third floor and was holding a telescope. , check the situation at the copper tree.Wu Xie quickly chased after him.

The three of us were hiding quietly in the cave. Soon the "little brother" also ran past the entrance of the cave. After the fat man saw him running past, he secretly looked outside, tried not to make a sound, and hurried back to us. Beside him, he whispered, "This is Wu Xie behind you. What's going on? Follow me?"

I looked at the little brother, who said: "Pack up and follow quietly."

He quickly got out of the sleeping bag after me, the fat man packed up his equipment, and we followed the younger brother out quietly.

There is only one road here, and there is no place to hide on the plank road, so we are separated from them by a long distance. They have lights, and we follow the light. I am very nervous when walking on the plank road, for fear that the plank road will "creep". "ring.

Wu Xie panted and ran to him, took his telescope, and saw many rusty bronze arms exposed inside the huge python-like tree roots.Judging from the number, there are at least four statues standing in four directions.Based on the exposed parts, you can't tell the difference in the specific carvings. The statue is very large, and most of it is deeply wrapped in the roots of the tree.

This is already close to the end of the upper section of the cave, and the distance between the cliff and the copper tree is gradually getting closer. There used to be a circular sacrificial platform on the top of the copper tree, with four bronze statues facing four directions.Their bodies and faces are tightly wrapped in tree roots. Wu Xie always wants to see the statues' faces clearly, but judging from the current situation, it is probably impossible to see clearly without cutting down these tree roots. .

On the plank road, where it was basically parallel to the sacrificial platform, Boss Wang stopped, looked at it for a while, and said to Wu Xie: "These four statues are placed at the four corners, indicating that there must be something else in the center. Originally, if all our equipment were there, , you can go up some distance and use a spotlight to take a clear look, but unfortunately these things have fallen into the waterfall, there is no way, little brother, we have to go over there and talk about it."

Then he folded back the bladed end of the multi-functional pickaxe, folded it into a hook shape, tied it to the rope, made a flying claw, swung it a few times, threw a parabola, and hooked it on the altar opposite. It was wrapped around a tree root a few times and hooked back to the rope.Boss Wang tightened the rope, causing the tree roots to tremble. Many strange gray bugs came out from the gaps in the tree roots and fled in all directions very quickly. Wu Xie took a look and saw that fortunately they were not stingrays, but just An insect similar to cicada larvae. There are only a relatively large number of them and should not cause any harm.

After confirming that there were no more bugs, Wu Xie visually measured the distance and felt that it would not be a big problem in the past.

Boss Wang, this rope swings really well. The two ends form an angle of about [-] degrees downward. As long as your legs hold the rope, it will naturally slide to the opposite side. You can volley across it without spending any effort. When you reach the tree roots on the sacrificial platform, immediately hold on to the roots above and stand firm.

Boss Wang made a gesture on the opposite side and asked Wu Xie to explore the situation first. It seemed that he was really afraid of insects. Wu Xie confirmed that he was fine before he dared to get on the rope.

The little brother led us all the way up, near the end of the upper section of the cave, and slowly we saw a round sacrificial platform on the top of the tree. In order not to be discovered, we temporarily hid behind it and did not follow further.After they used the rope to slide to the altar, we moved forward a little further.

The fat man quietly asked the younger brother: "Is there anything fishy on the altar?"

The little brother said: "Don't worry, that person is a bit weird, keep your distance and don't let him find out."

After a while, we saw the two of them searching the altar for a long time. Later, they seemed to have discovered something. The stranger asked Wu Xie to go down into the cave first. The stranger had been outside, and we were waiting for him. I went down before moving on again.

(End of this chapter)